. “Though endowed with extra-ordinary intellect and
industry, he lacked practical judgement and common sense”.
The Sultanate king referred to in this quotation is
(1) Balban
(2) Ala-ud-din
(3) Ibrahim Lodi
(4) Muhammad-bin Tughluq
The most recent index of development, namely, the Human Development Index has been prepared by (1) UNO (2) WTO (3) ILO (4) IMF
The most powerful king among the Chalukyas of Vatapi was: (a) Pulakesi II (b) Pulakesi I (c) Kubja Vishnuvardhan (d) None
How much time does the light from the Sun take to reach the Earth? (1) 8 minutes (2) 8 seconds (3) 8 hours (4) 32 seconds
In which year was the Integrated Rural Development Programme launched? (1) 1978 (2) 1980 (3) 1984 (4) 1986
. The new offshore oil belt is being developed at (1) Bombay High (2) Ratnagiri (3) Ankaleswar (4) None
The great Buddhist scholar and philosopher and contemporary of yagnasri Satakarni was, (a) Acharya Nagarjuna (b) Gunadhya (c) Buddhagosha (d) Hala
The mono-lithic temples of the pallavas are called (a) Gopuras (b) Shilpas (c) Rathas (d) None
. The Rajya Sabha has a life of (1) 6 years (2) 2 years (3) Permanent (4) 7 years
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Which one of the following statements is correct regarding the down fall of the Qutub Shahis? (a) Internal eruptions (b) Economic crisis (c) Weakness of the later rulers (d) The out right forward Deccan policy of Aurangazeb
A proclamation of National Emergency automatically suspends (1) All the Fundamental Rights (2) Right to Freedom (3) Right to Constitutional Remedies (4) Fundamental Duties
. The Tapti river originates from the (1) Satpura range (2) Vindhya range (3) Mahadev hills (4) Manasarover
Who were the three great scholars that lived during 220-600 A.D. (a) Dighnaqu (Father of logic at Vengi) (b) Bhavaviveka (Buddhist philospher at Dhanyakataka) and Sidda Nagarjuna (600 A.D. at Sree Parvata) (c) Nannaya (d) Both A & B